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1547:Cape Codder
1540:Beacon Hill
1500:(1982–1985)
1495:Silver Palm
1467:Gulf Breeze
1421:State House
1358:Lake Cities
1148:(1996–2002)
1143:Silver Palm
1108:Mountaineer
1055:Texas Chief
1048:Super Chief
999:Desert Wind
713:Amtrak News
444:203 km
439:126 mi
404:129 km
159:Track gauge
1698:Categories
1606:Metroliner
1564:Clamdigger
1557:Chesapeake
1551:(seasonal)
1488:Shenandoah
1481:Montrealer
1428:Turboliner
1393:North Star
1302:Blue Ridge
1295:Black Hawk
1242:San Diegan
1179:(seasonal)
1175:Vacationer
1154:South Wind
1122:Lake Shore
1094:Hilltopper
1006:El Capitan
655:References
399:80 mi
364:85 km
359:53 mi
324:58 km
319:36 mi
284:11 km
1674:Fort Pitt
1613:Night Owl
1592:Fast Mail
1288:Arrowhead
1087:Floridian
1020:Lone Star
896:. Amtrak.
585:Milwaukie
279:7 mi
193:Route map
153:Technical
122:Ridership
98:Successor
1578:Colonial
1214:Expo '74
1192:Corridor
1080:Champion
963:distance
631:Cascadia
589:Woodburn
537:between
334:Woodburn
254:Portland
227:Station
182: in
51:Overview
1571:Clocker
1533:Bankers
1407:Shawnee
1372:Limited
1309:Calumet
1266:Midwest
1034:Pioneer
945:Former
553:History
177:⁄
135:Termini
1498:
1316:Campus
1146:
953:routes
948:Amtrak
591:. The
575:Oregon
569:trains
535:Amtrak
454:Eugene
414:Albany
205:Legend
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116:Amtrak
77:Oregon
74:Locale
69:Former
66:Status
978:Chief
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223:Dist.
130:Route
1452:East
1379:Loop
1199:West
1065:East
970:West
961:Long
587:and
541:and
521:The
502:edit
495:talk
488:view
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